Alain Morisod

Alain Morisod is a Swiss pianist who was born in Geneva, Switzerland on June 23 1949. He is known for contributing to Alain Morisod and Sweet People, a pop group which played at the Eurovision Song Contest as well as producing television series.[1]

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Alain Morisod was born in the year 1949 in the Saint Gervais district of Geneva.[2] His father Jean was a butcher who died when he was 9. At the age of 9, he studied at the Florimont Institute from the year 1958 until the year 1968 when he turned 19. He started playing piano under his mother's encouragement. His mother was called Marguerite. Alain also studied at the Faculty of Law at the University of Geneva until 1970. His mother was also a pupil of the Conservatoire de Genéve as well as the Conservatoire Populaire.

Alain Morisod started playing the piano for other artists including Arlette Zola and Henri De as well as Fernand Raynaud who was a French comedian.

His first studio album "Concerto Pour un Été" was released in the year 1971 which was all composed, recorded and produced by Alain Morisod. The album became successful during the summer when it sold over 2 million copies. When he took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977,[3] he formed the group Sweet People who had the single Hey le Musicien became second in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Alain Morisod started work to produce television series in the year 1979 after he saved and revived the Geneva Review of the Casino - Theatre.

Starting from 1980, he produced the series Le Grande Roue, Studio 4 and Tréfle d'or Puis with Christian Morin. In 1988, he started to produce the series Les Coups de Cœur d'Alain Morisod (The Favourites of Alain Morisod) working with Jean-Marc Richard as well as Lolita Morena.